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12:25 am: Governing Body stumbles at the finish line, on introductory text to the resolution on implementation of the funding strategy. |
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11:00 pm: Governing Body approves budget and work programme for the biennium; proceeds with adoption of the report. |
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10:08 pm: Italy announced its intention to include more than
22,000 Annex-I accessions in the MLS, and to host a high level roundtable on the Treaty, in Rome, in the near future. Governing Body thanks
and accepts Indonesia's offer to host
GB 4. |
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Gustavo
Pacheco, Brazil, congratulated by
Kent Nnadozie, ITPGR Secretariat. |
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9:55 pm: Governing Body agrees on the "urgent need" to
finalize financial rules at GB 4 |
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Delegates
from the European Regional Group in
a huddle. |
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9:17 pm: Governing Body debates at length outstanding financial rules for the Governing Body: voluntary contributions in general or voluntary contributions based on an indicative scale. |
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8:10
pm: Budget committee adjourns its work; closing
plenary reconvenes. |
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6:30 pm: Budget committee still in session - closing plenary expected to begin soon
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CONTACT GROUPS: |
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L-R: The
dais of the contact group on compliance
co-chaired by Javad Mozafari, Iran, and René
Lefeber, the Netherlands, with Dan Leskien,
CGRFA Secretariat. |
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René
Lefeber, the Netherlands, Co-Chair of
the contact group on compliance,
discussing text with Claire Hamilton
(UK) and Cosima Hufler (Austria). |
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L-R:
Delegates from the Asian Region: Pratibha
Brahmi, India; Muhammad Boota
Sarwar, Pakistan; and
Chrisgel Ryan A. Cruz, Philippines. |
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L-R:
Delegates from the Latin American and
the Caribbean Group: Monica
Martinez Menduiño, Ecuador; and Gustavo
Pacheco, Brazil. |
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Contact
group on compliance drafting text. |
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Gapusi R. Jean, Rwanda,
speaking with June Blalock, US. |
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Delegates
from Canada, Marco Valicenti and Brad
Fraleigh. |
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Paola Franceschelli,
ITPGR Secretariat |
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The dais
of the contact group on implementation of the
multilateral system chaired by Leontino Rezende
Taveira, Brazil (right) |
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L-R: Ali
Al-Shurai, Yemen with Hanaiya El-Itriby,
Egypt. |
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View of
the contact group on budget in session. |
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L-R: The
dais of the budget committee: Shakeel
Bhatti, ITPGTR Secretary, and
Co-Chairs Amir Khawaja, Pakistan, and
François Pythoud, Switzerland. |
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PLENARY:
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L-R: The dais during
the afternoon plenary with Daniele Manzella, FAO;
Shakeel Bhatti, ITPGR Secretary; Governing Body Chair
Modesto Fernández, Cuba;
Richard Laing, ITPGR Secretariat; and Selim Louafi,
ITPGR Secretariat.
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Hedwig
Wögerbauer, Austria, Chair of the credentials committee,
presented her report to plenary. |
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Cosima
Hufler, Austria, was elected Chair of ITPGR GB
4. |
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Gustavo
Pacheco, Brazil, was elected Bureau member
for GRULAC. |
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Fiona
Bartlett, Australia, was elected Bureau
member for the Southwest Pacific. |
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Mohamed
Kharrat, Tunisia, was elected bureau
member for Africa. |
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Marco
Valicenti, Canada, was elected bureau for
North America. |
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Javad
Mozaferi, Iran, was elected bureau for the
Near East. |
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Mohd Shukor Nordin,
Malaysia, was elected bureau member for
Asia. |
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